The 21-year-old has admitted that he had doubts as to whether he would be able to shake off his fitness problems, but is now confident of staking a claim for a first-team place

Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell says that he feared he might never fully recover from the injuries which caused him to miss most of his first season at the club.

The 21-year-old, who joined from Everton in the summer of 2012, has made just seven appearances for the reigning Premier League champions so far, but played over an hour of City's 2-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday.